The City of Milford’s Garbage and Recycling Program

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Garbage Sticker Amnesty July 21-31, 2008 (pdf)

The City of Milford operates a volume-based solid-waste-management program. The program is provided to single-family residents, and apartment residents with five or fewer units. We require all residents to put stickers on their garbage. The City provides each household with 52 stickers per year, which are sent out quarterly, so residents receive 13 stickers at a time. This means that one can of trash per week is paid through residents earnings tax. Rumpke is your carrier, but you will never receive a bill from Rumpke. In fact, you will never receive a garbage bill from anyone.

Garbage Cans
You are more than welcome to put out as many cans of trash per week as you like, but you are responsible for purchasing additional stickers for your extra cans. Garbage stickers are $1.00 each and are available at City Hall, Kroger, Lehr’s Meats, and Main Street Deli. You are not required to use a garbage can, but you are limited to a 33-35 gallon can if you do. But if you choose to use a larger garbage can (50-75 gallon or more) you must use two stickers if not full and three stickers if full. You may put your sticker on the top of the lid, the bottom of the lid, or on the top bag, after you have taken the can to the curb and the contents have settled. Any extra bags that do not fit in the can must have a sticker on them.

Curbside/Alley Collection
If you have an alley behind your house, please contact the Solid Waste and Recycling Coordinator to find out if you must place your cans in the alley. Otherwise, your cans need to be placed at the curb. The garbage collector is permitted to operate as early at 5:00 a.m., so please put your garbage out the night before. Additionally, garbage cans must be removed from the curb or alley within twenty-four hours of collection.

Garbage Stickers
Quarterly you will receive by mail enough stickers to dispose of one can or bag of garbage per week. These stickers usually arrive the last week of January, April, July, and October. The post office will not forward the quarterly stickers. Please look at the sticker flyer for the next date of delivery. If you will be out of town during the delivery, please call the Solid Waste and Recycling Coordinator at 513-248-5092.

Curbside Recycling
Curbside recycling in Milford is free. The goal of a volume-based solid-waste-management program is to increase recycling and therefore decrease tonnage to the landfill. We accept many items for recycling, including newspaper, glass, aluminum, plastics #1 and #2, corrugated cardboard, paperboard, mixed paper, and junk mail. We offer single-stream recycling, which means that all recyclables can go in the same recycling bin. The only stipulation is that corrugated cardboard must be flattened and cut or torn into 2 foot by 2 foot pieces. Your garbage and recycling account will be activated when you contact the Solid Waste and Recycling coordinator at 513-248-5092. If you've moved into a previously occupied house, there should be a recycling bin waiting for you, but if not please contact the Solid Waste and Recycling Coordinator at 513-248-5092. Cracked or broken bins may be replaced at City Hall and additional bins may be purchased for $7.00 each.

Yard Waste
Yard waste, such as grass clippings and bush trimmings, may be disposed of in a clean, empty trashcan or in a yard-waste bag, which you can purchase in the garbage-bag aisle of Kroger. All yard-waste containers must have a yard-waste sticker attached. Yard-waste stickers are $2.00 each and available at City Hall, Kroger, and Lehr’s Meats.

Large Items
Large items over 75 pounds, such as a recliner, couch, a washer, or a dryer, may be placed at the curb or alley but must have a large-item sticker attached. This sticker is $15.00 and only available at City Hall from 8:30-4:30, Monday through Friday. If you are not available during those hours, you may send us a check and a self-addressed, stamped envelope with attention to “Large-item Sticker” at 745 Center Street, Suite 200, Milford, Ohio, 45150. For refrigerators and air conditioners, the freon must be removed first.

See also
Frequently Asked Questions

Contact:
Susan Ellerhorst
Tel: (513) 248-5092
Email: Susan Ellerhorst

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